1960s Songs

[J E B Stuart]

I know Paul Revere and the Raiders, but I don't know this tune.

Check out this one, amigo.  It's from 1965 and the video is a hoot:

Amen.

[Herman]

Check out this one, amigo.  It's from 1965 and the video is a hoot:

Amen.

The video is so distracting, I aint listening to the music.

[J E B Stuart]

I love this Animals tune. The live Hullabaloo video is a hoot, too. Notice the chicks' wall-mounted trophy heads. Think they could get by with that today, at least without a moaning, wailing and gnashing of teeth?

Amen.

[J E B Stuart]

I'm feelin' like some Beatles. This tune was was on the B-side of Hard Day's Night:.  I like it. I like it a lot:

Amen.

[J E B Stuart]

Count Five was the quintessential one-hit wonder garage band. Formed in San Jose, CA, they had one hit and one album.   That one hit, however, did go all the way to #5 and it has endured:

Amen.

[J E B Stuart]

This band was originally formed in Australia as The Kinetics, but changed the name to Tin Tin after moving to the U.K.  A one-hit wonder, you'd think this song would get more play on the oldies stations. Oh well. It's a nice listen:

Amen.

[J E B Stuart]

I watched "Becoming Led Zeppelin" yesterday afternoon. This song was on it and I quickly realized I'd forgotten how good it is . From their first album issued  in the USA on January 13, 1969:

Amen. 

[J E B Stuart]

The Spencer Davis Group had several hits. Two of the original founding members were brothers Steve and Muff Winwood. Anyway, this number hit the top 10 in several countries in 1966:

As a side note, they got sued years later for copyright infringement by the writers of a song called "Ain't That A Lotta Love."  Although they lost, there are some similarities. Here's one of several artists who performed it.  See what you think:

Amen.

[J E B Stuart]

The Grass Roots remind me a lot of The Hollies. Both bands are very melodic and both are known for their many hit singles and not their albums. I saw the Grass Roots live a number of years after their heyday and thoroughly enjoyed it.  They're one of those bands/artists with enough hits to fill an entire show, i.e., no filler. This is one of my favorites from 1969:

Amen.

[Herman]

[J E B Stuart]

I've seen Creedence Clearwater Revisited twice and John Fogerty twice.  I'd see 'em again, given the opportunity. This is my favorite CCR song. Interestingly, it was the B-side of Proud Mary, which went to #2 on the charts.

Amen.

[Herman]

I've seen Creedence Clearwater Revisited twice and John Fogerty twice.  I'd see 'em again, given the opportunity. This is my favorite CCR song. Interestingly, it was the B-side of Proud Mary, which went to #2 on the charts.

Amen.

I've seen Fogerty live. He never lost his voice.

[J E B Stuart]

Although they actually entered the charts five times, ? and The Mysterians are considered to be a "one hit wonder."  From Michigan, in 1966 they made it all the way to numero uno with 96 Tears. And a little bit of trivia - Mel Schacher, bassist and co-founder of Grand Funk Railroad, was with The Mysterians for a short while.

Amen.

[Shen Li]

Although they actually entered the charts five times, ? and The Mysterians are considered to be a "one hit wonder."  From Michigan, in 1966 they made it all the way to numero uno with 96 Tears. And a little bit of trivia - Mel Schacher, bassist and co-founder of Grand Funk Railroad, was with The Mysterians for a short while.

Amen.

Kewl!!

[J E B Stuart]

The Five Americans was from Durant, Oklahoma. They had a coupla hits, the biggest of them being Western Union. It peaked at #5 in 1967.  I hadn't listened to it in quite a long time.  Frankly, I'd forgotten just how good it is:

Amen.